Many people wonder, "Where is the Church?", during these times. God is still building up His Church and we know that the gates of hell will not prevail against it. We must remind ourselves what the Church is or should we say who the Church is. The Church is not a building or a religious organization that is encompassed with a bunch if rules and regulations. The Church is the Body of Christ which is comprised of everyone that has repented of their sins and have trusted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and are sealed with the Holy Spirit.
The evil and wickedness in our Country here in the United States of America appears to be spreading and it is also spreading around the world. We are heading down a very dark and dangerous road I am afraid. The Church is heading for a wave of persecution and I am afraid that many believers are not ready to endure that very well at all.
There have been many so called believers that have compromised their faith in the Lord and gone along with the world in it's pursuit of wickedness. We true believers need to be careful and be obedient to the Lord and the truth of His Holy Word, the Bible.
The Lord wants true worshippers and He wants His believers to live in obedience to Him. We are accountable to the Lord and we will each have to answer to Him for the way we lived our lives. The Church in our day and age has fallen asleep and has grown lukewarm. It may be on the verge of death, but there is still life there I am sure of it.
The Apostle John wrote a letter to the church in Laodicea while he was on the Isle of Patmos which we can read in Revelation 3:14-22 which says,
"14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!
16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
21 To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The church on Laodicea wasn't hot nor was it cold. It was just lukewarm. There have been times when I have gone to my kitchen sink to get a drink of water from the faucet and I accidentally filled my glass with warm water instead of cold water. When I take a drink I what expect to be a nice refreshing glass of cold water and it is actually warm I immediately spit it out into the sink.
That is what the Lord warned this church He would do to them because of their Spiritual lukewarmness. The Spiritual temperature is not very high in many areas of this great land where I live. We need prayer and guidance. We need an outpouring of the Holy Spirit into the lives of every born again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord is knocking at the very door of our hearts waiting for us to open the door and let Him in. The Lord has given His Church what we need to be a witness for Him in this world. He has given us the Holy Spirit and the Holy Bible. The Lord has a mission for us and that mission is to proclaim the truth of the Gospel to this lost and dying world.
The Lord Jesus is coming back very soon and people need to be given the chance to repent of their sins and turn to Him so they won't face an eternity in hell separated from the true living God.
It is time for the Church to wake up from it's sleep and stand up for Jesus and everything that is right in God's eyes without fear.
Lord,
Forgive me for being lukewarm.
Forgive the Church for becoming lukewarm.
Help us to repent of our sins and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to live in obedience to Your call.
Raise up a people who will proclaim the truth of the Gospel to all Nations.
I pray for willing men and women to stand for the truth in our ever darkening world.
Here I am Lord send me.
Come Soon Lord Jesus.
Revive the Church O Lord through Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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